Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-22

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Citing the case and its origin, Judge Ma
gruder, speaking for himself and the court,
says in substance, quoting much of the testi-
mony:
About the LIST of May. 1886, the workingmen
OF Chicago and other industrial ceuters were
generally worked up on the evidence. watch
showed that different kinds of bombs we're
thrown, and the mode Of construction and also
OF the mode OF their structure, ard q gaspipe
bomb is such as an unskilled laborer woald nae.
The round bombs are mere expensive aud diff
cult to handle, so the court reciies the record in
describing the different kinds Of that destruc-
tion by outside influence, and greatly excited
all workingmen, especially as to the eight
hour movements. In the midss of
this excitement a NEE. ing was held May
4, 1886. at the Haymarket. and 1t was addressed
by the defendants. Spies, Parsons and Fielden.
and while the latter was making his closing
speech. at some time between 10 and IL o'clock
in the evening. several companies OF policemen,
numbering 1870, marched into the crowd from
their station on Desplaines street and ordered
the meeting stopped. As soon a. the order was
given some one threw n bomb II is conceded
that none of the convicted threw the bomb. The
plaintiffs in error are charged with being acoes-
eories before the fact. There are sixty-eight
counts In the indictment. and thess charge the
eight defendants with being present and abet-
ting to. and some of them say that they
advised and encouraged these lawless acts.
IL the Defendants advised and encouraged, aided
or abetted in tho killing of the policemen. there
fore they are as guilty as If they had taken these
mems lives with their own hands. If any OF
them stood by and saw or aided in the ~throwfng
Of the fatal bomb, each of the aiders and abettors
are As guilty as him who did the fatal deed. II
they combined to accomplish such murder by
concerted action the ordinary law OF couspiracy
is applicable. and the acts and declarations of
one of them, done In furtherance Of the common
design, are. in contemplation of lRw. the acts
and declarations Of all. This prosecution, how
ever, is not for conspiracy as a substantive
crime. 1t Is charged tina. the defendants were
united and had conspired to do this awful work
and that their common design was fulfilled In
their terrible plot, and the opinion shows that
while not perhaps a combination Of the same
culprits a desire on the several parts and pur-
poses TO accomplish the same ends.
THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED
are: Did the defendants have a common pur-
pose or design to murder these pol1ce2 Did they
combine for that purpose, and was the result of
such combination death to men who were the
guardians of the iaw2 Who made tho bomb
that killed Degen7 The bomb was round and
was as big as a base ball. saws q competent wit
ness, and a witness says: Il saw the bomb and
knew It was q round bomb Ths court follows
In the description Of the various bombs in use
or known to anarchists and scientists,
mentioning four different varieties Of these
destructive compounds, and concluding that
these, or the most deadly Of them were made
By Louis Lingg. judging from what hal been
found In his possession and bis acquaintance